I am going to biuld a 20'x20' storage shed.?

Question

Where can i find out or find a site a make up a materials list,also i know my slab is out of sguare.How do i get my starting point for my walls.plus when they poured my slabit is high on one end.I could tell when i pulled off my form boards.

Answer 1

if your slab is high you should make them come and do it over again. what's so hard about pouring a concrete floor anyway?

if you want a building list go to a store like home depot. they sell kits to bulid garages and stuff. just tell them the size and they'll give you everything you need

but i'd get that slab squared away first. you're gonna spend hours shimming your floor cuz the contractor couldn't be bothered to take 5 minutes to finish the cement?

Answer 2

First I ask are any corners square?

If not then assume your shed still can be. I suggest using a framing square,,and if one corner at least is square now, measure out a diagonal distance from that square corner laying the framing square at the opposite diagonal. You can use a black marker for the purpose of remembering that location and mark what the measurement is.

If you have a laser guide/level that would be great. If not, use a chalk snap line at a measurment for the frame of the shed, finding the next adjacent corner. and measure the distance from that corner to the opposing diagonal one. The idea being you make a virtual "X"

When the two diagonal measurements are the same, and marked at the corners, then use the snap line to create the floor frame lines. The frame will be slightly smaller than the slab, but it's a shed, not fine furniture, and will be square.

Using 2 x 4 treated lumber, construct the frame within the chalk lines.

As a shed, use treated 2 x 4's at 24 inch centers for the studs, should be sufficient, and you certainly can do the math to determine how much lumber you'll need. Then you can side it any way you like T-111, 3/4 exterior Ply, etc.

Decide the type and pitch of the roof and construct it in much the same way as the body.

Going back to the slab not being level. That can be fixed, at least in the construction of the shed, by leveling the floor frame with shims attached evetually, to the floor frame.

Rev. Steven

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Try this site for plans http://www.backyard3.com/

You can use the 3, 4, 5 rule to set square corners. Set two string lines (or chalk lines) perpendicular to each other. Measure 3 feet in one direction, 4 feet in other. Now measure the diagonal from the 3 & 4 ft mark and adjust one of the string lines until the diagonal measurement = 5 ft and you will have a sq corner, and just repeat the process for the other three corners. The laser suggestion would be the best way to go but you do not have one this method will cost a lot less then renting or buying one.

Answer 5

go to " just-sheds.com"